Cynic Network Test
Offline 208.88.69.27:28300 checked 27d ago
Vital stats
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 57% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Cynic Network Test?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Cynic Network Test: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Cynic Network Test mean?
For the server browser, Cynic Network Test lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp1000 (Max players): Slots: 1,000; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633, so your client has to match it to join; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $rus1 (Region code): Region code: us1; ^y (Carbon): A plugin framework called Carbon is running here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Population
How does Cynic Network Test rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Cynic Network Test at #13,659, within the top 57% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Cynic Network Test right now?
Cynic Network Test went quiet 27 days 23 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
Server facts
Is Cynic Network Test online, and how reliable is it?
Cynic Network Test shows as offline, last spotted 27 days 23 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 1 October 2026.
Where is Cynic Network Test located?
No region is published by Cynic Network Test; its region code is us1. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 208.88.69.27:28300.
Which Rust version is Cynic Network Test on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version Cynic Network Test runs on Linux. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Cynic Network Test?
Too few wipes are on record for Cynic Network Test to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 28 days 3 hours.
Map and rules
Which map does Cynic Network Test run?
The map on Cynic Network Test is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Cynic Network Test?
No gather rate appears in the name of Cynic Network Test. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. The plugin count is Carbon. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
How to join
How do I join Cynic Network Test?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 208.88.69.27:28300. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.